Many organizations want to do a better job of embracing diversity or practicing radical inclusion. Sadly, most corporate “diversity trainings” don’t really do justice for this important topic. And while many social change activists and personal transformation workshops can have a powerful impact, it’s not often that we get to look at our unconscious biases and acknowledge the reality that racism still exists in America today.

This workshop will be an opportunity to explore how we can bring more awareness and mindfulness around equity to our workplaces. You will leave with frameworks and tools that can be applied to your team, company, and life.

Because of the interactive, personal, and experiential nature of this workshop, please plan to show up on time and bring an open mind. There will be no PowerPoint and no live-tweeting - but you can expect substantive and meaningful interactions that will challenge your habits and expectations.

Whether you work at a startup or a big company, in a nonprofit or in the tech sector, you are welcome as long as you bring your whole self!

Proceeds after event expenses will benefit Digital Action Hub based in the Excelsior neighborhood of SF, helping bridge the digital divide for kids of color and City College students.

Schedule

6:15 pm doors open for registration and pizza

7:00-8:30 interactive groups

9:00 wrap up

Free tickets are available to volunteers by application - please click “Contact the Organizer” with your name, organization, and why you need a free ticket and if you can help with setup or cleanup.

About the Facilitators

Danielle DeRuiter-Williams

Danielle is a Senior Community Development Specialist with the City of San Francisco's City Planning Department focused primarily on engaging directly with community in some of SF's fastest gentrifying communities. Danielle is passionate about diversifying the Urban Planning Profession and anything that advances Black Liberation. For several years Danielle has worked in the nonprofit sector as a program manager, policy advocate and supporting the development of leaders. She enjoyed a year working in Social Impact as one of the first staff members of Impact Hub Oakland. She holds graduate degrees from UCLA in Afro-American Studies and Urban and Regional Planning, a B.A. in Liberal Studies from Grand Valley State University and is earning her MBA from Mills College. Learn more about Danielle via her LinkedIn.

Elana Isaacs

Elana Isaacs is a national consultant, trainer, and facilitator with extensive experience custom-designing equity, embodied leadership, and team development programs for businesses, non-profits, and schools. She works with organization leaders and staff to guide equity goals using Systems and Design Thinking and modalities such as applied improvisation to address implicit bias. Through her consulting group Beyond Separation, Elana designs and co-facilitates the series "Beyond The Culture of Separation" in partnership with Impact Hub Oakland. Recent clients and partners include Toyota, TechInclusion, Bank of America, Urban Habitat, College Preparatory School, Bill Baren Coaching, School for International Training, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Alameda County Healthcare Services and San Leandro Juvenile Justice Center. She is a graduate of Oberlin College and Tamalpa Institute.